Verbal Kent

A native of North Chicago's Rogers Park, Verbal Kent began his career in the winter of 1998 when he set out to find a group of musicians who were interested in being involved in a live hip-hop band. What resulted was the Organic Mind Unit, a five-piece live hip-hop band, comprised of Kent and Lance Ambu as well as a rhythm section of Shaye Robeson (bass), William Kirk (keys), and Anthony Reid (drums), who combined the sensibilities of a jazz combo with varying musical styles and the essential sounds at the core of contemporary hip-hop. By late 1999, the group released its self...